Quilter Foundation

The Quilter Foundation, established in 2018 as the charitable arm of Quilter plc (formerly Old Mutual Wealth Foundation), drives brighter futures for disadvantaged children, young people, and families across the UK by tackling barriers to education, employment, health, wellbeing, social mobility, financial literacy, and food insecurity. Guided by values of partnership, empowerment, and long-term impact, it fosters multi-year collaborations with charities, leverages corporate employee engagement through nominations and volunteering, and prioritizes measurable outcomes that enhance life chances for vulnerable youth facing economic hardship, adverse circumstances, or crises like child hunger.

It funds initiatives empowering at-risk young people and families, including financial education, employability skills, social mobility programs, holiday hunger relief, capacity building, core costs, direct service provision, and emergency humanitarian aid. Key partners include Feeding Britain and Meals & More for food security, The Brokerage for career development, and local charities via the employee-led Local Community Fund. Support targets UK-registered charities and community groups delivering direct, evidence-based impact, with a UK-wide focus spanning England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Channel Islands; no religious restrictions apply, and organization size varies from grassroots to national.

Unsolicited applications are not accepted—funding occurs via invited strategic partnerships or quarterly employee/adviser nominations for the Local Community Fund, with no fixed public deadlines. Typical grants range from £10,000 (local) to £50,000–£200,000 (multi-year strategic), emphasizing sustainable change over one-offs. Distinctive for its corporate integration, flexible grassroots-strategic blend, and rigorous due diligence, it avoids general charity purposes outside youth-focused priorities, making it ideal for nominees evidencing tangible youth resilience and opportunity gains.